“Fine. You’re no fun.” Then she turns to Daisy and cups her hand around her mouth as she adds, “Maybe I’ll train you to become an involuntary seductress. You could always use your skills to hook someone better than my lame-ass brother.”
I keep my eyes trained on the field and pretend I don’t hear when Daisy giggles through her reply. “I’m open to learning, especially from the best.”
CHAPTER 27
landry
We getthrough most of the game when the twins start getting too fussy, so I volunteer to take them on a walk to the concession stand. Daisy comes along and gets a barbecue burger this time. I laugh when she says it’s amazing but not as life changing as the cheesy Hot Fries with a pickle on the side.
The crowd gets loud after a few exciting plays in a row, making Penny crankier than before. Loren decides to throw in the towel after that, and I insist on walking her out to her minivan. Daisy follows and seems happy to help buckle Pen into her seat, even with her doing that back-arching thing babies do when they get overly sleepy and refuse to cooperate with anything. I see it a lot in my line of work, especially when I have to dole out shots.
After we send Loren off, Daisy agrees that we might as well head home, to my relief. I’m not interested in waiting around for Ethan to get off the field again.
“Thanks for bringing me to the game tonight,” Daisy says as we climb the front porch steps. “I had a lot of fun.”
“Yeah. Me, too,” I tell her with a smile.
“And thank you for teaching me about football. I’m really starting to enjoy it.”
“Good.”
We stand there awkwardly for a second until it starts to feel like the end of a date, and I quickly jam my key into the lock and let us both inside. I clear my throat before announcing that I need to shower, and she reassures me that it’s okay for me to go first.
“Good night, Landry,” she calls over her shoulder as she heads toward her bedroom.
“Good night, Daisy,” I reply, watching her walk away.
I barely make it back to my room after showering when my phone dings a few times in a row, and I flip it over to find a group text thread.
Unknown
ay whats up fam
JD
Wtf are you texting me? You’re literally sitting on the other side of the couch rn.
Blake
Hang on. If this is a group text, then I’m gonna need to put my phone on silent. I can’t risk waking these babies, or all my efforts to get laid tonight will have been in vain.
Unknown
tmi man
so im gathering all you dudes together bc i need some help
JD
Whatever it is, I’m in.
*gif of the Diamond Dogs from Ted Lasso*
What the actual hell? Is that … Ethan? Panic rises in my chest as the messages continue to bounce up, and I take a second to punch in a response.
Landry
Um. Why am I here?
